# Mahammadpur Gautam Village, Matihani, Begusarai (Bihar)

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Village · Matihani, Begusarai 

# Mahammadpur Gautam

Mahammadpur Gautam is a village in Matihani sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,354 people in 278 households**, the 24th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,354people (2011)
- 278households
- 55.1%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Mahammadpur Gautam PIN code and other codes

Mahammadpur Gautam falls in Matihani sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSafapur
- Community development blockMatihani
- Census village code238461

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mahammadpur Gautam from nearby towns?

- Matihani (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)11 km by road
- Begusarai (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mahammadpur Gautam?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mahammadpur Gautam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahammadpur Gautam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mahammadpur Gautam

Of every 100 households in Mahammadpur Gautam in 2011, 1 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahammadpur Gautam · ■ Matihani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**69%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****56%**

**46%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mahammadpur Gautam?

■ Mahammadpur Gautam · ■ Matihani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**903

Working population ****35.9%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 47.9% for women. 51% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (29%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 72 (15%) · **■** Marginal 250 (51%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Matihani

- Saidpur Khalsa1,679 people
- Dhanuk Toli1,605 people
- Mahammadpur Mani1,436 people
- Kasimpur1,424 people
- Minapur1,261 people
- Jalalpur1,227 people
- Saidpur Khalsa994 people
- Kasimpur913 people

[All 57 villages in Matihani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/matihani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahammadpur Gautam from Begusarai?11 km by road
- What is the population of Mahammadpur Gautam?1,354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahammadpur Gautam in?Begusarai district (Matihani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mahammadpur Gautam?55.1% (Census 2011)